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Victoria urgently needs more Firefighters

Posted on 09 Dec 2014 by aadmin

REPORT FINDS MELBOURNE’S URBAN-RURAL FRINGE IS AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST VULNERABLE TO BUSHFIRES

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Fire levy pays for lawyers’ bills

Posted on 23 Sep 2014 by aadmin

The MFB has confirmed it used nearly $5 million of Fire Services Levy money to pay lawyers and consultants in the past year.

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Emergency services Staff numbers hit

Posted on 18 Aug 2014 by aadmin

Napthine Government budget cuts hit 000 call takers – you’ll wait longer for help if emergency call takers are busy.

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Radio silence in the field with digital void

Posted on 18 Aug 2014 by aadmin

The government’s much-touted new CFA radios fail again – no amount of press releases will make them work inside buildings.

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Injured fireman slams MFB truck push

Posted on 14 Jul 2014 by aadmin

A firefighter who suffered facial burns during an explosion has criticised the fire brigade for arguing it should be allowed to send a single fire truck to bin fires in the city.

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Mine blaze pay fight

Posted on 23 Jun 2014 by aadmin

MFB firefighters who begun legal action against the MFB for pay owing from the Hazelwood fire. Firefighters put community first and family second to work long days amid high carbon monoxide levels, contaminated water, ash, smoke, and dangerous coal slides.

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Union slams cancer report

Posted on 23 Jun 2014 by aadmin

Firefighters have attacked the methodology and lack of consultation in a cancer study on the CFA’s notorious Fiskville fire ground. The CFA has previously apologised for using dumped toxic chemicals in firefighting training.

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Union claims PJs supermarket could have been saved

Posted on 14 Apr 2014 by aadmin

A report into a large Mildura blaze has found that water supply problems, communications issues, a lack of firefighters, and the unavailability of Mildura’s aerial pumper hampered efforts to control the multi-million dollar fire.